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<h1>FileGetVersion</h1>

<p>Retrieves the version of a file.</p>

<pre class="Syntax"><span class="func">FileGetVersion</span>, OutputVar <span class="optional">, Filename</span></pre>
<h2>Parameters</h2>
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  <dt>OutputVar</dt>
  <dd><p>The name of the variable in which to store the version number/string.</p></dd>

  <dt>Filename</dt>
  <dd><p>The name of the target file. If a full path is not specified, this function uses the search sequence specified by the system <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms684175">LoadLibrary</a> function. If omitted, the current file of the innermost enclosing <a href="LoopFile.htm">File-Loop</a> will be used instead.</p></dd>

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<h2>Error Handling</h2>
<p><span class="ver">[v1.1.04+]</span>: This command is able to throw an exception on failure. For more information, see <a href="Catch.htm#RuntimeErrors">Runtime Errors</a>.</p>
<p><a href="../misc/ErrorLevel.htm">ErrorLevel</a> is set to 1 if there was a problem or 0 otherwise.</p>
<p><a href="../Variables.htm#LastError">A_LastError</a> is set to the result of the operating system's GetLastError() function.</p>

<h2>Remarks</h2>
<p>Most non-executable files (and even some EXEs) won't have a version, and thus <em>OutputVar</em> will be blank in these cases.</p>
<h2>Related</h2>
<p><a href="FileGetAttrib.htm">FileGetAttrib</a>, <a href="FileSetAttrib.htm">FileSetAttrib</a>, <a href="FileGetTime.htm">FileGetTime</a>, <a href="FileSetTime.htm">FileSetTime</a>, <a href="FileGetSize.htm">FileGetSize</a>, <a href="LoopFile.htm">File-loop</a></p>
<h2>Examples</h2>
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<p><a href="#ExBasic">#1</a></p>
<pre>FileGetVersion, version, C:\My Application.exe
FileGetVersion, version, %A_ProgramFiles%\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe</pre>
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